- Tim Raines, Jr.
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name = Tim Raines Jr.
team = Arizona Diamondbacks
number = 11
position = Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1979|8|31
birthplace = city-state|Memphis|Tennessee
bats = Switch
throws = Right
debutdate = October 1
debutyear = 2001
debutteam = Baltimore Orioles
statyear = 2007
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value = .213
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value = 0
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 7
teams =
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2001, by|2003-by|2004)Timothy Raines, Jr. (born
August 31 ,1979 inMemphis, Tennessee ) is anoutfielder who plays in theArizona Diamondbacks organization with theTucson Sidewinders . He was with theBaltimore Orioles organization through by|2005, playing for the Orioles in by|2001 and by|2003-by|2004. He played for theNew Orleans Zephyrs andHarrisburg Senators in by|2006. Raines is aswitch-hitter and throwsright-handed . He is the son of former major league outfielderTim Raines .In a three-season career, Raines is a .212 hitter with seven RBI and no
home run s in 75 games.Fact
*On
October 4 , 2001, Raines, Jr. playedcenter field and his father Tim Raines, Sr. playedleft field , in an Orioles' 5-4 loss to theBoston Red Sox . They became the second major league father-son duo to play in the same game, matching the feat turned byKen Griffey, Sr. andKen Griffey, Jr. (with theSeattle Mariners , onAugust 31 , by|1990).ee also
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List of second generation MLB players External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6838 ESPN (profile and daily updates)]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/raineti02.shtml Baseball Reference (statistics and analysis)]
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